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John Irwin

John Irwin

Positions: Third Baseman, Shortstop and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 168 lb.

Born: July 21, 1861 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN (All Transactions)
Debut: May 31, 1882
Teams (by GP): Reds/Nationals/Bisons/Colonels/Athletics/... 1882-1891

Final Game: August 8, 1896
Died: February 28, 1934 in Boston, MA
Buried: Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston, MA
Relatives: Brother of Arthur Irwin
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1882 20 WOR NL 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 /3
1884 22 BOS UA 105 447 432 81 101 22 6 1 0 15 .234 .260 .319 .579 94 138 0 *5
1886 24 PHA AA 3 13 13 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538 69 4 0 /65
1887 25 WHS NL 8 35 31 6 11 2 0 2 3 6 3 6 .355 .429 .613 1.041 192 19 1 /65
1888 26 WHS NL 37 133 126 14 28 5 2 0 8 15 5 18 .222 .263 .294 .557 82 37 2 65
1889 27 WHS NL 58 257 228 42 66 11 4 0 25 10 25 14 .289 .370 .373 .742 114 85 4 5
1890 28 BUF PL 77 355 308 62 72 11 4 0 34 18 43 19 .234 .335 .295 .631 75 91 4 53/4
1891 29 TOT AA 33 139 127 13 31 3 3 0 22 7 11 15 .244 .309 .315 .624 80 40 1 O5/6
1891 29 BOS AA 19 78 72 6 16 2 2 0 15 6 6 9 .222 .282 .306 .588 67 22 0 O/56
1891 29 LOU AA 14 61 55 7 15 1 1 0 7 1 5 6 .273 .344 .327 .672 96 18 1 5
8 Yrs 322 1383 1269 222 312 55 19 3 93 56 102 74 .246 .308 .326 .634 92 414 12
162 Game Avg. 162 696 638 112 157 28 10 2 47 51 .246 .308 .326 .634 92 208 6
WHS (3 yrs) 103 425 385 62 105 18 6 2 36 31 33 38 .273 .341 .366 .707 111 141 7
LOU (1 yr) 14 61 55 7 15 1 1 0 7 1 5 6 .273 .344 .327 .672 96 18 1
PHA (1 yr) 3 13 13 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538 69 4 0
BOS (1 yr) 105 447 432 81 101 22 6 1 0 15 .234 .260 .319 .579 94 138 0
BOS (1 yr) 19 78 72 6 16 2 2 0 15 6 6 9 .222 .282 .306 .588 67 22 0
BUF (1 yr) 77 355 308 62 72 11 4 0 34 18 43 19 .234 .335 .295 .631 75 91 4
WOR (1 yr) 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
AA (2 yrs) 36 152 140 17 34 4 3 0 23 7 11 15 .243 .303 .314 .617 79 44 1
NL (4 yrs) 104 429 389 62 105 18 6 2 36 31 33 40 .270 .338 .362 .700 109 141 7
UA (1 yr) 105 447 432 81 101 22 6 1 0 15 .234 .260 .319 .579 94 138 0
PL (1 yr) 77 355 308 62 72 11 4 0 34 18 43 19 .234 .335 .295 .631 75 91 4

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1882 20 WOR NL 1 4 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .310 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $ /3
1884 22 BOS UA 105 447 -3 0 0 -5 4 -4 -0.2 -2 -6 -0.2 .496 .498 -0.1 0.2 -1 $ *5
1886 24 PHA AA 3 13 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .488 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /65
1887 25 WHS NL 8 35 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.3 1 6 0.5 .545 .502 0.5 0.0 6 $ /65
1888 26 WHS NL 37 133 -2 1 0 -4 2 -3 -0.4 4 1 0.0 .491 .498 0.5 -0.2 5 $ 65
1889 27 WHS NL 58 257 7 -1 0 -2 2 6 0.4 8 14 1.2 .509 .503 1.5 -0.1 16 $ 5
1890 28 BUF PL 77 355 -7 -0 0 0 2 -5 -0.3 6 1 0.3 .495 .498 0.3 0.3 1 $ 53/4
1891 29 BOS AA 19 78 -4 0 0 -1 -1 -5 -0.5 1 -4 -0.3 .476 .497 -0.2 -0.2 -3 $ O/56
1891 29 LOU AA 14 61 -0 -0 0 -2 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 0.0 .489 .499 0.1 -0.1 1 $ 5
8 Seasons 322 1383 -7 0 0 -15 10 -12 -1.0 20 8 1.3 .497 .499 2.5 -0.2 23 $
WHS (3 yrs) 103 425 8 0 0 -6 4 7 0.4 13 20 1.7 .505 .501 2.5 -0.2 26 $
LOU (1 yr) 14 61 -0 -0 0 -2 0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 0.0 .489 .499 0.1 -0.1 1 $
PHA (1 yr) 3 13 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .488 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $
BOS (1 yr) 105 447 -3 0 0 -5 4 -4 -0.2 -2 -6 -0.2 .496 .498 -0.1 0.2 -1 $
BOS (1 yr) 19 78 -4 0 0 -1 -1 -5 -0.5 1 -4 -0.3 .476 .497 -0.2 -0.2 -3 $
BUF (1 yr) 77 355 -7 -0 0 0 2 -5 -0.3 6 1 0.3 .495 .498 0.3 0.3 1 $
WOR (1 yr) 1 4 -1 0 0 -1 0 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .310 .499 -0.1 -0.1 -1 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1882 20 WOR NL 4 4 0 0.0 72 .000 .000 .256 .000 .284 .000 .348 .000 .632 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000
1884 22 BOS UA 447 331 36 2.8 62 .232 .234 .248 .260 .275 .319 .321 .579 .596 94 .433 1.5 0.2 .086
1886 24 PHA AA 13 10 1 2.6 74 .231 .231 .246 .231 .309 .308 .327 .538 .636 69 .373 -0.5 -0.1 .400 .077 .077
1887 25 WHS NL 35 20 8 10.5 93 .391 .355 .269 .429 .326 .613 .382 1.041 .708 192 .828 3.9 0.4 1.450 .548 .258 3.0
1888 26 WHS NL 133 98 9 2.4 67 .259 .222 .239 .263 .286 .294 .328 .557 .614 82 .368 -2.5 -0.3 .602 .230 .071 .0
1889 27 WHS NL 257 162 31 5.0 90 .308 .289 .265 .370 .334 .373 .361 .742 .695 114 .567 5.3 0.5 .765 .237 .083 .0
1890 28 BUF PL 355 236 30 3.3 98 .249 .234 .271 .335 .348 .295 .377 .631 .725 75 .336 -8.9 -0.8 .661 .260 .062 .0
1891 29 TOT AA 139 96 12 3.3 90 .277 .244 .260 .309 .344 .315 .352 .624 .695 80 .404 -3.8 -0.4 .615 .213 .071 .0
1891 29 BOS AA 78 56 6 2.8 93 .254 .222 .263 .282 .347 .306 .356 .588 .703 67 .339 -3.5 -0.4 .607 .250 .083 .0
1891 29 LOU AA 61 40 6 3.9 88 .306 .273 .256 .344 .339 .327 .346 .672 .685 96 .487 -0.3 -0.0 .625 .164 .055 .0
8 Yrs 1383 957 127 3.5 81 .259 .246 .258 .308 .314 .326 .347 .634 .661 92 .438 -5.9 -0.6 .610 .205 .080 5.7
162 Game Avg. 696 481 64 3.5 81 .259 .246 .258 .308 .314 .326 .347 .634 .661 92 .438 -5.9 -0.6 .610 .205 .080 3
WHS (3 yrs) 425 280 48 4.5 83 .299 .273 .257 .341 .319 .366 .352 .707 .670 111 .554 6.7 0.6 .757 .260 .094 3.8
LOU (1 yr) 61 40 6 3.9 88 .306 .273 .256 .344 .339 .327 .346 .672 .685 96 .487 -0.3 -0.0 .625 .164 .055 .0
PHA (1 yr) 13 10 1 2.6 74 .231 .231 .246 .231 .309 .308 .327 .538 .636 69 .373 -0.5 -0.1 .400 .077 .077
BOS (1 yr) 447 331 36 2.8 62 .232 .234 .248 .260 .275 .319 .321 .579 .596 94 .433 1.5 0.2 .086
BOS (1 yr) 78 56 6 2.8 93 .254 .222 .263 .282 .347 .306 .356 .588 .703 67 .339 -3.5 -0.4 .607 .250 .083 .0
BUF (1 yr) 355 236 30 3.3 98 .249 .234 .271 .335 .348 .295 .377 .631 .725 75 .337 -8.9 -0.8 .661 .260 .062 .0
WOR (1 yr) 4 4 0 0.0 72 .000 .000 .256 .000 .284 .000 .348 .000 .632 -100 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .000
AA (2 yrs) 152 106 13 3.2 89 .272 .243 .259 .303 .341 .314 .349 .617 .690 79 .401 -4.3 -0.5 .594 .200 .071 .0
NL (4 yrs) 429 284 48 4.4 83 .297 .270 .257 .338 .318 .362 .352 .700 .670 109 .548 5.8 0.5 .746 .257 .093 3.8
UA (1 yr) 447 331 36 2.8 62 .232 .234 .248 .260 .275 .319 .321 .579 .596 94 .433 1.5 0.2 .086
PL (1 yr) 355 236 30 3.3 98 .249 .234 .271 .335 .348 .295 .377 .631 .725 75 .337 -8.9 -0.8 .661 .260 .062 .0

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1882 20 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
1883 21 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0
1884 22 106 451 436 81 101 22 6 1 0 15 2 .232 .257 .317 .574 92 138 0
1885 23 106 451 436 81 101 22 6 1 0 15 2 .232 .257 .317 .574 92 138 0
1886 24 109 464 449 85 104 23 6 1 1 0 15 2 .232 .256 .316 .573 91 142 0
1887 25 117 499 480 91 115 25 6 3 4 6 18 8 .240 .269 .335 .604 99 161 1
1888 26 154 632 606 105 143 30 8 3 12 21 23 26 .236 .267 .327 .594 95 198 3
1889 27 212 889 834 147 209 41 12 3 37 31 48 40 .251 .297 .339 .636 101 283 7
1890 28 289 1244 1142 209 281 52 16 3 71 49 91 59 .246 .308 .327 .635 93 374 11
1891 29 322 1383 1269 222 312 55 19 3 93 56 102 74 .246 .308 .326 .634 92 414 12

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1882 20 2 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1
1884 22 240 985 955 145 200 44 12 2 0 0 30 0 .209 .234 .287 .520 64 105
1886 24 3 16 16 5 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .313 .563 1 3
1887 25 10 42 38 6 12 2 0 2 3 7 3 8 .316 .381 .526 .907 8 8
1888 26 44 160 152 18 35 6 2 0 10 19 6 21 .230 .269 .296 .565 12 37
1889 27 71 299 268 42 71 12 4 0 25 11 27 17 .265 .341 .340 .681 30 58
1890 28 94 409 362 54 72 11 4 0 29 18 43 23 .199 .291 .251 .542 26 77
1891 29 43 172 159 13 34 3 3 0 21 8 12 20 .214 .273 .270 .544 12 33
8 Yrs 507 2091 1958 283 428 79 25 4 89 63 121 93 .219 .268 .291 .559 153 322
162 Game Avg. 162 668 626 90 137 25 8 1 28 39 .219 .268 .291 .559 49 322

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1884 UA  105 (9th)

At Bats s c a p y
1884 UA  432 (8th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1884 UA  447 (9th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1884 UA  81 (9th)

Extra Base Hits s c a p y
1884 UA  29 (10th)

Outs Made s c a p y
1884 UA  331 (4th)

Youngest s c a p y
1882 NL  born 1861-07-21 (3rd)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 5 (1784), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 3 (2531), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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